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You make it sound like this is all necessity. I don't know if this is intentional or not. If it is intentional: Go look at the porch pirate glitterbomb videos

You make it sound like this is all necessity. I don't know if this is intentional or not. If it is intentional: Go look at the porch pirate glitterbomb videos and come back and tell me that it is because of necessity (I've only seen one go off in a pawn shop, the rest were people who wanted to improve their own home it seemed.) Trying to be intellectually honest here I'll note that maybe those videos weren't uploaded because they didn't match the viewpoint he Mark wants to create. Or because he felt pity for them, but I don't think that is the full explanation. Edit: > I walked around last year, in an opera house, public building, no one in sight, empty building, unlocked doors, there were paintings on the walls, and I identified audio equipment for at least $10k, and it was not unlocked by mistake. Then it struck me, that we've done well in society when we can have this. Agree. Note however: Norway were I live used to be like that (as far as I understand), but isn't anymore (this I do know). Norway has maybe the best social security in the world. Clearly there are two things that must be in place here: - there mustn't be a need to steal to survive - stealing must also not be accepted

galgalesh 5y ago
> - stealing must also not be accepted It's a bit more complex than that, in my opinion. This is also about whether people respect/love society. When you feel connected to society and feel thankful for what it gives to you, you will be much less likely to exhibit antisocial behavior. In my opinion, this lack of connection to society is caused by 1. The US being a lot harder on its participants than in the Norden countries. This causes people to feel less thankful to it. 2. The division in US politics and media causes people to be disillusioned by society and feel no connection/relation to it.
- skinkestek 5y ago
  Agree to a degree. What I write about above however is that even in the Nordic countries where everyone has all reason to be thankful people steal a lot.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Which people? Since when? Could there be a pattern?
    - skinkestek 5y ago
      Burglary and shoplifting? Drug abusers mostly these days it seems but also professional thieves from further down in Europe. Has always been going on, but it feels there has been an increase. There can absolutely be some patterns.

galgalesh 5y ago

> - stealing must also not be accepted It's a bit more complex than that, in my opinion. This is also about whether people respect/love society. When you feel connected to society and feel thankful for what it gives to you, you will be much less likely to exhibit antisocial behavior. In my opinion, this lack of connection to society is caused by 1. The US being a lot harder on its participants than in the Norden countries. This causes people to feel less thankful to it. 2. The division in US politics and media causes people to be disillusioned by society and feel no connection/relation to it.

skinkestek 5y ago
Agree to a degree. What I write about above however is that even in the Nordic countries where everyone has all reason to be thankful people steal a lot.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Which people? Since when? Could there be a pattern?
  - skinkestek 5y ago
    Burglary and shoplifting? Drug abusers mostly these days it seems but also professional thieves from further down in Europe. Has always been going on, but it feels there has been an increase. There can absolutely be some patterns.